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DRBDMETA(8) | System Administration | DRBDMETA(8) |
NAME¶
drbdmeta - DRBD's meta data management tool .SYNOPSIS¶
drbdmeta
[--force] [--ignore-sanity-checks] { device} {v06 minor |
v07 meta_dev index | v08 meta_dev index}
{command} [cmd args...]
DESCRIPTION¶
Drbdmeta is used to create, display and modify the contents of DRBD's meta data storage. Usually you do not want to use this command directly, but start it via the frontend drbdadm(8). This command only works if the DRBD resource is currently down, or at least detached from its backing storage. The first parameter is the device node associated to the resource. With the second parameter you can select the version of the meta data. Currently all major DRBD releases (0.6, 0.7 and 8) are supported.OPTIONS¶
--forceAll questions that get asked by drbdmeta are
treated as if the user answered 'yes'.
--ignore-sanity-checks
Some sanity checks cause drbdmeta to
terminate. E.g. if a file system image would get destroyed by creating the
meta data. By using that option you can force drbdmeta to ignore these
checks.
COMMANDS¶
create-md --peer-max-bio-size valCreate-md initializes the meta data storage.
This needs to be done before a DRBD resource can be taken online for the first
time. In case there is already a meta data signature of an older format in
place, drbdmeta will ask you if it should convert the older format to the
selected format.
If you will use the resource before it is connected to its peer for the first
time DRBD may perform better if you use the --peer-max-bio-size option.
For DRBD versions of the peer use up to these values: <8.3.7 -> 4k,
8.3.8 -> 32k, 8.3.9 -> 128k, 8.4.0 -> 1M.
get-gi
Get-gi shows a short textual representation of
the data generation identifier. In version 0.6 and 0.7 these are generation
counters, while in version 8 it is a set of UUIDs.
show-gi
Show-gi prints a textual representation of the
data generation identifiers including explanatory information.
dump-md
Dumps the whole contents of the meta data
storage including the stored bit-map and activity-log in a textual
representation.
outdate
Sets the outdated flag in the meta data. This
is used by the peer node when it wants to become primary, but cannot
communicate with the DRBD stack on this host.
dstate
Prints the state of the data on the backing
storage. The output is always followed by '/DUnknown' since drbdmeta only
looks at the local meta data.
check-resize
Examines the device size of a backing device,
and it's last known device size, recorded in a file
/var/lib/drbd/drbd-minor-??.lkbd. In case the size of the backing device
changed, and the meta data can be found at the old position, it moves the meta
data to the right position at the end of the block device.
EXPERT'S COMMANDS¶
Drbdmeta allows you to modify the meta data as well. This is intentionally omitted for the command's usage output, since you should only use it if you really know what you are doing. By setting the generation identifiers to wrong values, you risk to overwrite your up-to-data data with an older version of your data. set-gi giSet-gi allows you to set the generation
identifier. Gi needs to be a generation counter for the 0.6 and 0.7
format, and a UUID set for 8.x. Specify it in the same way as get-gi shows
it.
restore-md dump_file
Reads the dump_file and writes it to
the meta data.
VERSION¶
This document was revised for version 8.3.2 of the DRBD distribution.AUTHOR¶
Written by Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@linbit.com> and Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenberg@linbit.com>.REPORTING BUGS¶
Report bugs to <drbd-user@lists.linbit.com>.COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright 2001-2008 LINBIT Information Technologies, Philipp Reisner, Lars Ellenberg. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.SEE ALSO¶
drbdadm(8)15 Oct 2008 | DRBD 8.3.2 |